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How the U.S. Capitol's Design Was Chosen By Public Competition
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The U.S. Capitol is one of the most impressive buildings in the world. And how its design was chosen is quite a story. HowStuffWorks explains.
How Well Do You Know the Small Towns of Texas?
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Forget what you've heard — not everything is bigger in Texas! These small towns prove that the state has plenty to offer outside the big cities, from southern charm to international influence. Oh, and there's also dinosaurs ...
5 Fascinating Stories of Abolitionists Past and Present
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One was an enslaved man turned best-selling writer; another was a wealthy pottery maker whose company is well-known even today. Here are five amazing stories of abolitionists.
Dinosaur Discoveries
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The oldest record of a fossil dinosaur bones discovery is in a Chinese book written between 265 and 317 A.D. Learn more about dinosaur discoveries.
Can You Identify These Canadian NBA Players?
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Let's go Raptors, let's go! Now that Canada's beloved team has become NBA champions we want to see how much you really know about the immense basketball talent coming from north of the border!
11 Longest-running Daytime Soap Operas
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The longest running soap operas have entertained daytime audiences with captivating story lines. See the 11 longest-running soap operas and their plots.
What Are the Masons?
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There are several theories where Freemasons came from, from King Solomon to the Knights Templar. Learn here how they actually began.
How Artificial Hearts Work
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On July 2, 2001, heart failure patients gained new hope, as surgeons performed the first artificial heart transplant in nearly two decades. The AbioCor Implantable Replacement Heart is the first completely self-contained artificial heart and is expected to at least double the life expectancy of patients.
Can you charge your cell phone with a fuel cell?
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Would you power your cell phone with fuel cells if you could? Find out how charging your cell phone with fuel cells would work and the risks involved.
How the Amphicar Worked
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The 1961-1968 Amphicar was an amphibious car introduced at the 1959 Geneva Salon. Read about this fun and famous collectible invented by Hans Trippel.